Here's a helpful guide on how to read sheet music - or not. Yes, it's all tongue-in-cheek, but we found it really really funny 🙂 Humor aside, it is truthful in explaining how difficult music notation and sheet music is for the majority of us. In fact, it's just...
The Virtuoso Pianist (Le Pianiste virtuose) by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of sixty exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The...
The Virtuoso Pianist (Le Pianiste virtuose) by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of sixty exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The...
There doesn't seem to be much of a resource on piano wrist techniques so I thought I'd share these with you. I use them in my own teaching and playing. It is important to have relaxed and flexible wrists when you play to avoid any unnecessary muscle tension which can,...
Piano Fingering: How to Use the Correct Fingers Piano fingering is the choice of which fingers you use to play each note. Good fingering can make a passage smoother, easier, and more consistent, while awkward fingering can make even a simple piece unnecessarily...
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (also known as "the Choral" and "Ode To Joy"), is Ludwig van Beethoven's final complete symphony. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best-known works. Among critics, it is almost universally considered one of...
Making melodies out of scales is a great way to learn some basic tricks while playing your instrument. Make melodies out of scales with help from an experienced music teacher and mentor in this free video clip. Expert: Rachel Cui Filmmaker: Ben...
